Pesticides in cumin powder
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- herbs and spices
- Hazard
- Azoxystrobin - {pesticide residues} *** acetamiprid - {pesticide residues} *** carbendazim - {pesticide residues} *** chlorpyriphos-ethyl - {pesticide
- Origin
- India
- Notifier
- Sweden
What is this? Some cumin powder from India has too much pesticide left in it. Pesticides are chemicals used to kill bugs on plants.
What's happening? Sweden found these bad pesticides in cumin powder. The powder was sent back at the border.
Does this affect me? If you have cumin powder from India, it might have these pesticides.
What should I do? Throw it away or return it. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick after using it.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: Azoxystrobin - {pesticide residues} *** acetamiprid - {pesticide residues} *** carbendazim - {pesticide residues} *** chlorpyriphos-ethyl - {pesticide · Origin: India · Notifier: Sweden
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